The UEFA Champions League will be in action today, with teams hoping to secure more points as the group stage draws to a close.
The following are today's UEFA Champions League fixtures:
1. RB Salzburg vs. Chelsea: The Blues will face RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 17:45 West African time.
2. Sevilla vs. Copenhagen: Sevilla takes on Copenhagen on Tuesday at 17:45 West African time.
3. Benfica vs. Juventus: On Tuesday, at exactly 20:00 West African time, Benfica will face Italian side Juventus.
4. Celtic vs. Shakhtar: Celtic will face Shakhtar at exactly 20:00 West African time on Tuesday.
5. Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan: AC Milan of Italy will face Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday at exactly 20:00 West African time.
6. Borussia Durtmond vs. Manchester City: On Tuesday, at exactly 20:00 West African time, Borussia Durtmond will face English Premier League club Man City.
7. Leipzig vs. Real Madrid: On Tuesday, at exactly 20:00 West African time, Leipzig will face defending champions Real Madrid.
8. Paris Saint-Germain vs. Maccabi Haifa: PSG will play Maccabi Haifa at exactly 20:00 West African time on Tuesday.
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The Monday tackle – Stop the Erling Haaland hysteria
CHRONIC. At only 22 years old, the Norwegian has already broken all records with 17 goals in 11 league games. Should we (really) be overjoyed?
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Erling Haaland is a Premier League star.It's a fact: the Norwegian Erling Haaland is this season's main attraction. Former Dortmund striker panics counters and impresses football fans after joining Manchester City in the Premier League. He has already scored 17 goals in 11 league games. Achievements that are both powerful and spectacular, as well as, despite his 94-meter height and 90-kg weight, sometimes with finesse. In the Champions League, the lemonade is the same. Enough to relegate Mbappé's ("only") 10 goals or Lewandowski's (11) to the second division. Haaland destroys everything in his path, including the defenders, and chases records.From an accounting standpoint, Haaland outperforms the great era's Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of passing time. Guardiola's "Citizens" are worn by the Norwegian. Should we, however, rejoice? The collective power established by the Spanish coach fades into obscurity. During the game against Brighton, the Norwegian's physical display - author of a guilty shoulder on the defender - took precedence over Ederson's outstanding pass.Haaland exemplifies the flaws of a football that has devolved into a stat-driven competition in which the individual takes precedence over the collective. Where youth is no longer an apprenticeship (Manchester City's center-forward is only 22 years old), but a race for precocity. Is it any surprise that Haaland has "only" made 32 assists in 190 career games? Always score, always score. Consider that for a moment. Allow for sterile polemics. He has not yet experienced a "penalty gate," as Mbappé is looking to increase his goal total at PSG, but it will come. Leaving a few crumbs for your teammates can have some advantages in locker room diplomacy.Not to mention the quasi-robotic demeanor of a player devoid of emotion, cracks (which we expect), and (states of) soul. For those who regard football as a romantic sport, the glorification of the goalscorer is a stark reminder that this era has passed.
Michea should be reread.
The Norwegian thurifers should re-read Jean-Claude Michéa's magnificent work, The Best Goal Was a Pass (Flammarion). The Marxist philosopher explains that by overvaluing individual performance and always wanting more spectacle (for TV and business), we lose sight of football's collective values. The goal is no longer an objective, but rather a requirement (hence the use of statistics or predictions to reassure the viewer worried about a future 0-0).This desire to score "should no longer be based on a specific culture and phases built and learned in training, but solely on the opponent's mistakes." "The individual achievement [by definition impossible to program] and on set pieces, which constitute the main goal-scoring opportunities in modern football and obviously encourage all forms of simulation, "he explained at length in an interview granted to Football Mirrors. This transformation has culminated in Haaland.
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